What hostile takeovers are (and why they’re usually doomed) - TechCrunch

"Hostile takeover" is a phrase that's been bandied about a lot lately. But what does it actually mean -- and how often is it successful?

Thanks to the machinations of a certainbillionaire, the phrase “hostile takeover” has been liberally bandied about the media sphere recently. But while it long ago entered the mainstream lexicon, “ho… [+8366 chars]

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